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    <h2 id="did-you-forget-the-then-for-this-if">Did you forget the
<code>then</code> for this <code>if</code>?</h2>
<h3 id="problematic-code">Problematic code:</h3>
<div class="sourceCode" id="cb1"><pre class="sourceCode sh"><code class="sourceCode bash"><span id="cb1-1"><a href="SC1049.html#cb1-1" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="cf">if</span> <span class="fu">true</span></span>
<span id="cb1-2"><a href="SC1049.html#cb1-2" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a>  <span class="bu">echo</span> <span class="st">&quot;foo&quot;</span></span>
<span id="cb1-3"><a href="SC1049.html#cb1-3" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="cf">elif</span> <span class="fu">true</span></span>
<span id="cb1-4"><a href="SC1049.html#cb1-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a>  <span class="bu">echo</span> <span class="st">&quot;bar&quot;</span></span>
<span id="cb1-5"><a href="SC1049.html#cb1-5" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="cf">fi</span></span></code></pre></div>
<h3 id="correct-code">Correct code:</h3>
<div class="sourceCode" id="cb2"><pre class="sourceCode sh"><code class="sourceCode bash"><span id="cb2-1"><a href="SC1049.html#cb2-1" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="cf">if</span> <span class="fu">true</span></span>
<span id="cb2-2"><a href="SC1049.html#cb2-2" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="cf">then</span></span>
<span id="cb2-3"><a href="SC1049.html#cb2-3" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a>  <span class="bu">echo</span> <span class="st">&quot;foo&quot;</span></span>
<span id="cb2-4"><a href="SC1049.html#cb2-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="cf">elif</span> <span class="fu">true</span></span>
<span id="cb2-5"><a href="SC1049.html#cb2-5" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="cf">then</span></span>
<span id="cb2-6"><a href="SC1049.html#cb2-6" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a>  <span class="bu">echo</span> <span class="st">&quot;bar&quot;</span></span>
<span id="cb2-7"><a href="SC1049.html#cb2-7" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="cf">fi</span></span></code></pre></div>
<h3 id="rationale">Rationale:</h3>
<p>ShellCheck found a parsing error in the script, and determined that
it's most likely due to a missing <code>then</code> keyword for the
<code>if</code> or <code>elif</code> indicated.</p>
<p>Make sure the <code>then</code> is there.</p>
<p>Note that the <code>then</code> needs a <code>;</code> or linefeed
before it. <code>if true then</code> is invalid, while
<code>if true; then</code> is correct.</p>
<h3 id="exceptions">Exceptions:</h3>
<p>None</p>
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